What was the purpose of mummification or embalming to the Egyptians?
a. Desire to travel into eternity with one's body intact
b. Fear that a decayed body would bring a curse to the family
c. Concern that an untreated body would be stolen by the god of the underworld
d. Concern that the spirit of the deceased would come back as a slave
e. Concern for plague
a
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A) a sudden surge in demand following World War I B) a gold drain to the East C) the devastation of World War I D) supply outstripping demand
With the decline of the Mauryans and the adoption of Buddhism by peoples of the northwest, the region around Taxila became the nexus of a caravan trade linking all of Eurasia, from:
a. the sixth century BCE to the fourth century BCE. b. the third century BCE to the third century CE. c. the third century CE to the sixth century CE. d. the seventh century BCE to the third century BCE.
Antifederalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government?
a. Executive b. Legislative c. Judicial d. Cabinet e. All of these
Which of the following was NOT among the factors in the decline of the Islamic empires?
A. a collapse in the centuries-old civil service examination system B. rising tensions between different religious groups C. changing trade routes that bypassed the empires and hurt them financially D. increasing religious conservatism and intolerance among the Islamic leaders E. a series of weak and incompetent rulers